Recent content by TMpgh

Just bottled this batch of stout. It looked healthy, as you all said it would. I tasted a bit of it and it was pretty good flat. Gonna be a long two weeks...

Have my first two beers fermenting currently. A Winter Warmer for this... winter... and an Oatmeal Stout for as soon as it's done. First two brews went pretty well. I can't wait to brew more, but have to wait. I only have enough empties to bottle two batches.

I'd have a homebrew, but my first two batches are fermenting right meow! Also, I will take your advice on always using a blowoff tube now.

So, sometime in the past 2 hours my batch of Oatmeal Stout popped the stopper out of the carboy. I could have been open for 2 hours I figure... I've sanitized and replaced the stopper with a blowoff tube into a bucket of sanitizer, but... How likely is it that my brew is contaminated? the beer...

I did my first brew yesterday! I made a spiced holiday ale so that it had time to age before the holidays. It went pretty well, I think. My OG was a hair below my target and due to some clumsiness on my part, I ended up 1/2 gallon short on yield, but smooth process for the most part.

Had a vacation, etc, etc, etc, get in the way. Brewing tomorrow. I'll keep you posted.

I haven't read the entire thread, but want to comment that I believe there can be significant cost savings IF you don't keep upgrading the gadgets. I got most of my gear second hand on craigslist with 90% of what I need for all grain brewing for under 200 bucks. However, even if I brew from...

I'm brand new and gearing up for my first brew. I will not be brewing any IPAs. Not my thing. I plan to do an oatmeal stout first from an extract kit to get my feet wet. Brew day will be in two weeks or so.